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Author: Roger Sansom

This author has written 27 articles

Charmouth’s Pirate Parson

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:April 15, 2018
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Neil Mattingly and Simon Parsons are presenting 'Charmouth's Pirate Parson' in aid of Changing Spaces for St Andrew's Church. We hope you can come along and learn about this intriguing…

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2017 AGM and Autumn Talk

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:August 24, 2017
  • Post category:Minutes

  A short AGM will take place in the interval of the talk. Members have already been sent papers.:  

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2017 Summer Exhibition

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:June 2, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

2017 Summer Exhibition There will be a free exhibition at the Pavey Room in The Elms over the summer months. This will focus on a selection from the enormous number of…

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Spring Talk 2017

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:March 21, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

 

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Back issues of the Village Echo on the web

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:February 7, 2017
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Back issues 1 to 41 of The Village Echo are now available to read online. These are the full pdf files and are fully searchable; you can search either in…

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Autumn Talk 2016

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:September 13, 2016
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Our autumn talk "Charmouth in Living Memory" by Ken Gollop & Neil Mattingly, an illustrated tour of the village over the last 80 years, will be held on Thursday 29th…

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2016 AGM and Autumn Talk

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:July 8, 2016
  • Post category:Minutes

2016 AGM and Autumn Talk Advanced notice that these will take place on Thursday 29 September in the Village Hall starting at 7.00pm. The talk will be by Neil Mattingly…

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Spring talk 2016

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:January 31, 2016
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Friday 11th March at 7pm in the Village Hall: A talk by Neil Mattingly and Phil Tritton: "Charmouth Stores (Nisa) - The evolution of a village shop since 1806". Members…

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A Look Back at Charmouth

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:November 9, 2015
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Just published: A Look Back at Charmouth, a new 80 page book with over 35 photographs that takes a fond look back at the history and heritage of Charmouth, highlighting…

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Hunter Family Talk 23 October

  • Post author:Roger Sansom
  • Post published:October 8, 2015
  • Post category:Uncategorized

This year Neil Mattingly is giving his annual talk for the Charmouth Local History Society with Ken Gollop on the Hunter Family who played such an important part in the development of…

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Society News

Save the date! – 2026
Our next talk is Friday 6 Feb when Dr S Dolan will be looking at the contrasting fortunes of Charmouth and Chideock.

Please see our 2026 Events Diary


Interested in joining us?
You can now join online £6 p.a. per household of two.


Charmouth History Trail booklet
The full 24 page booklet is now available from the CLHS online store for £3 which includes postage!


Missed the talk?
If you missed the most excellent talk, Charmouth in Elizabethan times, by Neil Mattingly, the good news is, it is now available on line here, Part 1 and Part 2


Book Launch:

The “Charmouth – 100 Years ago” is available in NISA and Morgans  in Charmouth at £7.99. and online at CLHS online store price £12 which includes UK mainland postage.

Limited first edition!

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